You can help save salmon and get paid to do it by going fishing! The Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program, funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), administered by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, and implemented by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is in effect annually on the Columbia and Snake rivers from approximately May through September. Specific dates, times and station locations will be announced and regularly updated on the Pikeminnow website. Anglers are paid for each Northern Pikeminnow that they catch (from within program boundaries) that is 9 inches or larger in total length, and the more you catch, the higher the reward. In 2024, rewards begin at $6 each for the first 25 Northern Pikeminnow caught during the season. Anglers are paid $8 for each fish they catch from 26-200, and $10 for every fish caught over 200 cumulatively. Anglers are also paid $500 for each specially tagged Northern Pikeminnow.
The Pikeminnow Program is in effect on the mainstem Columbia River from the mouth to Priest Rapids Dam (upstream of the Washington's Tri-Cities) and on the Snake River from the mouth to Hell’s Canyon Dam.
Northern Pikeminnow are a native species that eats millions of juvenile salmon and steelhead each year in the Columbia and Snake River systems. The goal of the Pikeminnow Program is not to eradicate Northern Pikeminnow, but rather to reduce their average size by removing 10 to 20 percent of the larger fish from their population. Reducing the number of larger Northern Pikeminnow and thus shrinking the average-sized fish in the population can greatly help juvenile salmon and steelhead make it to sea, since smaller sized Northern Pikeminnow eat fewer smolts than larger fish.
In 2023, the top-twenty anglers caught an average of 4,005 fish per angler and averaged reward payments of $40,135 each for the five-month season, with the highest-paid angler catching 10,755 fish for a total reward of $107,800. The all-time record harvest is 14,109 Northern Pikeminnow worth $119,341. BPA funds the Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery to partially mitigate for the impact of the Federal Columbia River Hydroelectric System on salmon and steelhead. Results indicate that the Pikeminnow Program has been successful, with over 5.2 million predatory Northern Pikeminnow removed to date by anglers participating in the Sport-Reward Fishery, and a decrease of predation on juvenile salmonids of up to 40 percent from pre-program levels. For full information on the Pikeminnow Program, including rules and regulations, season dates, station times, and how-to catch them information, please visit www.pikeminnow.org.
2024 weekly catch reports
- May 5, 2024 (PDF)
- May 12, 2024 (PDF)
- May 19, 2024 (PDF)
- May 26, 2024 (PDF)
- June 2, 2024 (PDF)
- June 9, 2024 (PDF)
- June 16, 2024 (PDF)
- June 23, 2024 (PDF)
- June 30, 2024 (PDF)
- July 7, 2024 (PDF)
- July 14, 2024 (PDF)
- July 21, 2024 (PDF)
- July 28, 2024 (PDF)
- Aug. 4, 2024 (PDF)
- Aug. 11, 2024 (PDF)
- Aug. 18, 2024 (PDF)
- Aug. 25, 2024 (PDF)
2023 weekly catch reports
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2022 weekly catch reports
- May 1, 2022 (PDF)
- May 8, 2022 (PDF)
- May 15, 2022 (PDF)
- May 22, 2022 (PDF)
- May 29, 2022 (PDF)
- June 5, 2022 (PDF)
- June 12, 2022 (PDF)
- June 19, 2022 (PDF)
- June 26, 2022 (PDF)
- July 3, 2022 (PDF)
- July 10, 2022 (PDF)
- July 24, 2022 (PDF)
- July 31, 2022 (PDF)
- Aug. 7, 2022 (PDF)
- Aug. 14, 2022 (PDF)
- Aug. 21, 2022 (PDF)
- Aug. 28, 2022 (PDF)
- Sept. 4, 2022 (PDF)
- Sept. 11, 2022 (PDF)
- Sept. 18, 2022 (PDF)
- Sept. 25, 2022 (PDF)
- Sept. 30, 2022 (PDF)
2020 weekly catch reports
- Oct. 11, 2020 (PDF)
- Oct. 4, 2020 (PDF)
- Sept. 27, 2020 (PDF)
- Sept. 20, 2020 (PDF)
- Sept. 13, 2020 (PDF)
- Sept. 6, 2020 (PDF)
- Aug. 30, 2020 (PDF)
- Aug. 23, 2020 (PDF)
- Aug. 16, 2020 (PDF)
- Aug. 9, 2020 (PDF)
- Aug. 2, 2020 (PDF)
- July 26, 2020 (PDF)
- July 19, 2020 (PDF)
- July 12, 2020 (PDF)
- July 5, 2020 (PDF)
- June 28, 2020 (PDF)
- June 21, 2020 (PDF)
- June 14, 2020 (PDF)
- June 7, 2020 (PDF)
- May 31, 2020 (PDF)
- May 24, 2020 (PDF)
- May 17, 2020 (PDF)
2019 weekly catch reports
- September 30, 2019 (PDF)
- September 23, 2019 (PDF)
- September 15, 2019 (PDF)
- September 8, 2019 (PDF)
- September 1, 2019 (PDF)
- August 25, 2019 (PDF)
- August 18, 2019 (PDF)
- August 11, 2019 (PDF)
- August 4, 2019 (PDF)
- July 28, 2019 (PDF)
- July 21, 2019 (PDF)
- July 14, 2019 (PDF)
- July 7, 2019 (PDF)
- June 30, 2019 (PDF)
- June 23, 2019 (PDF)
- June 16, 2019 (PDF)
- June 9, 2019 (PDF)
- June 2, 2019 (PDF)
- May 27, 2019 (PDF)
- May 20, 2019 (PDF)
- May 13, 2019 (PDF)
- May 6, 2019 (PDF)
2018 weekly catch reports
- October 1, 2018 (PDF)
- September 24, 2018 (PDF)
- September 17, 2018 (PDF)
- September 10, 2018 (PDF)
- September 3, 2018 (PDF)
- August 27, 2018 (PDF)
- August 20, 2018 (PDF)
- August 13, 2018 (PDF)
- August 6, 2018 (PDF)
- July 30, 2018 (PDF)
- July 23, 2018 (PDF)
- July 16, 2018 (PDF)
- July 9, 2018 (PDF)
- July 2, 2018 (PDF)
- June 25, 2018 (PDF)
- June 18, 2018 (PDF)
- June 11, 2018 (PDF)
- June 4, 2018 (PDF)
- May 28, 2018 (PDF)
- May 21, 2018 (PDF)
- May 14, 2018 (PDF)
- May 7, 2018 (PDF)
2017 weekly catch reports
- October 2, 2017 (PDF)
- September 25, 2017 (PDF)
- September 18, 2017 (PDF)
- September 11, 2017 (PDF)
- September 4, 2017 (PDF)
- August 28, 2017 (PDF)
- August 21, 2017 (PDF)
- August 14, 2017 (PDF)
- August 7, 2017 (PDF)
- July 31, 2017 (PDF)
- July 24, 2017 (PDF)
- July 17, 2017 (PDF)
- July 10, 2017 (PDF)
- July 3, 2017 (PDF)
- June 26, 2017 (PDF)
- June 19, 2017 (PDF)
- June 12, 2017 (PDF)
- June 5, 2017 (PDF)
- May 29, 2017 (PDF)
- May 22, 2017 (PDF)
- May 15, 2017 (PDF)
- May 8, 2017 (PDF)
2016 weekly catch reports
- October 2, 2016 (PDF)
- September 25, 2016 (PDF)
- September 18, 2016 (PDF)
- September 11, 2016 (PDF)
- September 4, 2016 (PDF)
- August 28, 2016 (PDF)
- August 21, 2016 (PDF)
- August 14, 2016 (PDF)
- August 7, 2016 (PDF)
- July 31, 2016 (PDF)
- July 24, 2016 (PDF)
- July 17, 2016 (PDF)
- July 10, 2016 (PDF)
- July 3, 2016 (PDF)
- June 26, 2016 (PDF)
- June 19, 2016 (PDF)
- June 12, 2016 (PDF)
- June 5, 2016 (PDF)
- May 29, 2016 (PDF)
- May 22, 2016 (PDF)
- May 15, 2016 (PDF)
- May 8, 2016 (PDF)
- May 1, 2016 (PDF)
2015 weekly catch reports
- October 4, 2015 (PDF)
- September 27, 2015 (PDF)
- September 20, 2015 (PDF)
- September 13, 2015 (PDF)
- September 6, 2015 (PDF)
- August 30, 2015 (PDF)
- August 23, 2015 (PDF)
- August 16, 2015 (PDF)
- August 9, 2015 (PDF)
- August 2, 2015 (PDF)
- July 26, 2015 (PDF)
- July 19, 2015 (PDF)
- July 12, 2015 (PDF)
- July 5, 2015 (PDF)
- June 28, 2015 (PDF)
- June 21, 2015 (PDF)
- June 14, 2015 (PDF)
- June 7, 2015 (PDF)
- May 31, 2015 (PDF)
- May 24, 2015 (PDF)
- May 17, 2015 (PDF)
- May 10, 2015 (PDF)
- May 3, 2015 (PDF)
2014 weekly catch reports
- October 6, 2014 (PDF)
- September 29, 2014 (PDF)
- September 22, 2014 (PDF)
- September 15, 2014 (PDF)
- September 8, 2014 (PDF)
- September 1, 2014 (PDF)
- August 25, 2014 (PDF)
- August 18, 2014 (PDF)
- August 11, 2014 (PDF)
- August 4, 2014 (PDF)
- July 28, 2014 (PDF)
- July 21, 2014 (PDF)
- July 14, 2014 (PDF)
- July 7, 2014 (PDF)
- June 23, 2014 (PDF)
- June 16, 2014 (PDF)
- June 9, 2014 (PDF)
- June 2, 2014 (PDF)
- May 26, 2014 (PDF)
- May 19, 2014 (PDF)
- May 12, 2014 (PDF)
- May 5, 2014 (PDF)